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| h English (en) | Cannabis has an ancient history of ritual use and has been used by religions around the world. It has been used as a drug for both [[Recreational marijuana|recreational]] and [[Entheogenic use of cannabis|entheogenic]] purposes and in various [[traditional medicine]]s for centuries. The earliest evidence of cannabis smoking has been found in the 2,500-year-old tombs of Jirzankal Cemetery in the [[Pamir Mountains]] in Western China, where cannabis residue were found in burners with charred pebbles possibly used during funeral rituals. Hemp seeds discovered by archaeologists at [[Pazyryk burials|Pazyryk]] suggest early ceremonial practices like eating by the Scythians occurred during the 5th to 2nd century BC, confirming previous historical reports by Herodotus. It was used by Muslims in various [[Sufi]] orders as early as the [[Mamluk]] period, for example by the [[Qalandariyya|Qalandars]]. Smoking pipes uncovered in Ethiopia and carbon-dated to around {{circa}} AD 1320 were found to have traces of cannabis. |